Rhododendron

[Verse 1] As I look out my window all I can see Is a bush of rhododendron flowers staring back at me And a mama robin, she is always working Bringing worms and bugs to feed her young While the snakes and house cats are lurking [Chorus] All this time I’ve spent inside my head Well, I’ve been hurting, is the world still turning? For this weight I bear leaves me so damn scared I guess we’ve all been hurting like a little bird, I’m learning [Verse 2] Could I be a mother or a lover To something greater than my own instinct to suffer? And would a sheep run if she knew she was for the slaughter? Or would she simply let her soft wool warm her daughter? [Chorus] All this time I’ve spent inside my head Well, I’ve been hurting, is the world still turning? For this weight I bear leaves me so damn scared I guess we’ve all been hurting like a little bird, I’m learning [Outro] Now if a mother were to stop working Then her babes, they would die And the lamb did cry When her mama’s fate became certain